Luckily, Oxfordshire Labour Councillors is leading the way by securing seven new council children’s homes. Bringing children back to the County and closer to their families, all whilst saving the tax payer valuable money!

Oxford looking stunning in the summer sun ☀️🚶🚴

The attainment gap between poorer pupils & their wealthier peers emerges early on. At its heart, it’s caused by underlying poverty & exacerbated by issues with school funding, school admissions & unequal access to quality teaching. Action is needed.

The temporary weight limit on Donnington Bridge Road and changes to the 46 and ST1 buses will hit residents in Donnington and South Oxford hard. I will continue to push for changes to the diverted route to better meet local needs and preserve vital links oxfordmail.co.uk/news/24538875.…

Fantastic to be out on the #LabourDoorstep in sunny Donnington with Anneliese Dodds and Brad Baines ☀️ Thanks so much to everyone who had a chat with us today!

🚨 NEW: We’re scrapping single headline Ofsted judgements with immediate effect. Ofsted judgements have been high stakes for schools, low information for parents. We’ll: ✅ Give parents more transparency ✅ Drive high & rising standards ✅ Pave the way for school report cards

One-word Ofsted grades for schools to be scrapped bbc.in/4epczib

As we all get ready to go back to school this week we're supporting Bikeability with their upcoming #CycleToSchoolWeek as they ask you to make a pledge to make a journey by bike between 23 and 27 September 2024. Find out more at cycletoschoolweek.com

Great to be out talking to residents on Wytham Street and John Towle Close this morning! 🌹🌹🌹 Lots of positive conversations. Issues around parking, crime in road safety taken up. 👮 🚴🚙 Looking forward to talking to more residents tomorrow.

Some great produce available at the Cowmead Allotments Open Day TODAY. They are open till 3pm. Get down quick, produce is going fast. All proceeds go towards the Allotment Association.

Another sunny session talking to residents in Donnington this afternoon ☀️ I will be taking up the issues raised around flytipping, vegetation and tennant concerns with ODS Oxford City Council

A big step forward. Oxfordshire Labour Councillors are pushing for Oxfordshire to be first in the queue to bring buses back under public control. We’ve funded an implementation strategy to help get us there!

Oxford locals: please sign to help restore 46 & ST1 bus service over Donnington Bridge! change.org/p/restore-bus-… It took a great deal of local activism & innovation to restore bus services cut by bus companies, including the new 46. Weight restrictions mean we need smaller buses.

NEW: Keir Starmer’s Labour Government is ending no fault evictions, for good. We’re taking action to protect renters where the Tories failed. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

📉Under the Conservatives, thousands of bus routes disappeared. 🌹This week, Labour is delivering new powers to allow every community to take back control of their buses. 🚌 In Oxfordshire, we are intending to make the most of them by bringing buses back under public control!

Great to be talking to even more residents about the issues that matter to them! Especially with this wonderful sunshine! ☀️ Good to talk about the local pressure being put on Oxfordshire County Council Oxford Bus Company about the loss of the 46 from Abingdon Rd.

Another fantastic afternoon out on the #labourdoorstep talking to residents, this time in Iffley. Great to have escaped the rain. Will be taking up issues around speeding and drug dealing with the Police.